Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 12AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, fresh winds from the N by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | 32 | 34 | 45 | 44 | 48 | 62 | 78 | 86 | 110 | 131 | 250 | 298 | 348 | 507 | 561 | 603 | 660 | 704 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:25PM2.86m | 5:39AM2.96m | 6:05PM2.66m | 6:29AM2.68m | 6:55PM2.48m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:20PM0.79m | 11:51AM0.85m | 00:04AM1.00m | 12:38PM1.14m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | NNE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
16 | 14 | 34 | 45 | 44 | 48 | 62 | 78 | — | 110 | 131 | — | 298 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | N 8 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
13 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | — | SSW 4 | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
7 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — | NNE 7 | — | — | NNE 8 | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 86 | — | — | 250 | — | 348 | 507 | 561 | 603 | 660 | 704 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 173 | 168 | 167 | 152 | 21 | 157 | 157 | 307 | 323 | 322 | 322 | 226 | 322 | 276 | 339 | 391 | 673 | 276 | 114 |
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